Beef Pot Roast With Brandy Recipes

BEEF POT ROAST WITH BRANDY

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet with cover over high heat.
• Add olive oil and just as the oil begins to smoke add the roast to the pan and brown on all sides, seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Add the onions, carrots and celery to skillet and stir to coat in oil; let vegetables cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the brandy and the beef stock and bring mixture to boil; add the thyme and bay leaf; cover.
• Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 2 hours; add the mushrooms and potatoes and cook for another 45 minutes.
• Remove the beef from pan and let it rest on cutting board, tented with foil; with a slotted spoon remove the vegetables and place in a serving bowl; increase the heat and reduce the sauce to desired consistency; if you want a thicker gravy cook 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp flour together in a small saucepan.
• Pour the liquid from the skillet into saucepan and whisk vigoroulsy; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Slice the pot roast and serve with vegetables.
• Pour the sauce over the top or serve separately.

POT-ROAST BEEF WITH FRENCH ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Rub the meat with 1 tsp of the oil and plenty of seasoning. Heat a large flameproof casserole dish and brown the meat all over for about 10 mins. Meanwhile, add 2 tsp oil to a frying pan and fry the carrots and celery for 10 mins until turning golden.
• Lift the beef onto a plate, splash the wine into the hot casserole and boil for 2 mins. Pour in the stock, return the beef, then tuck in the carrots, celery and bay leaves, trying not to submerge the carrots too much. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 hrs. (I like to turn the beef halfway through cooking.)
• Meanwhile, thinly slice the onions. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and stir in the onions, thyme and some seasoning. Cover and cook gently for 20 mins until the onions are softened but not coloured. Remove the lid, turn up the heat, add the butter and sugar, then let the onions caramelise to a dark golden brown, stirring often. Remove the thyme sprigs, then set aside.
• When the beef is ready, it will be tender and easy to pull apart at the edges. Remove it from the casserole and snip off the strings. Reheat the onion pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 min. Whisk the floury onions into the beefy juices in the casserole, to make a thick onion gravy. Taste for seasoning. Add the beef and carrots back to the casserole, or slice the beef and bring to the table on a platter, with the carrots to the side and the gravy spooned over.

OLD-FASHIONED BEEF POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C.
• Peel and chop vegetables into large bite size pieces.
• Heat butter and oil in a big oven proof pot and add meat and brown on all sides.
• Remove meat and add garlic, cook till fragrant (if using onion add with garlic and cook for a few minutes) and then add remaining vegetables and bay leaves and cook for a few more minutes.
• Add the brandy and cook till evaporated.
• Remove the vegetables from the pot and put the meat back and then pile the vegetables on top.
• Pour the vinegar and stock over meat and vegetables.
• Place the lid on and cook in the oven for 2 - 2 1/2 hours at 160°C.
• Carve meat and serve combined with vegetables and juices.

BEEF POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat a heavy Dutch oven on top of the stove over medium high heat. Add oil, and sear meat in the center of the pan for 4 minutes. Turn meat over with tongs; sear all sides for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove meat from pan. Arrange onion, garlic, and 1 bay leaf in the bottom of the pan, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return meat to pan, place remaining bay leaf on top of meat, and cover.
• Cook in the oven for 30 minutes at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Reduce the heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Remove roast to a platter to rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Slice, and top with onions and gravy.

AWESOME RED WINE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sprinkle the roast evenly with the flour and set aside. Heat the canola oil in an oven-proof Dutch oven with lid over medium-high heat. Brown the roast on all sides, about 10 minutes total; remove from the heat. Pour in the water and wine. Sprinkle with the basil, marjoram, thyme, salt, and pepper. Arrange the onion slices on the roast.
• Replace the cover and bake in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Add the potatoes, carrots, and pearl onions. Pour in additional water if the roast looks dry. Continue baking covered until the roast pulls apart easily with a fork, about 1 hour longer.